Lot 3729
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing (7), horizontal pair, ample to large margins except barely touching frame line at lower right, tied by bluish Raleigh N.C. double circles on wallpaper cover to Webbs Ford showing stunning flower and stripes design, all in three shades of gray on glazed white; the effect of the flower is nearly trompe l'oeil. Pair with tiny ink splatter from address in margin of left stamp only, Very Fine, an adversity usage of great beauty.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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